Title: OpenSearch
Author: Jeff Waugh
Published: <strong>September 28, 2008</strong>
Last modified: September 28, 2008

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Search plugins

This plugin **hasn’t been tested with the latest 3 major releases of WordPress**.
It may no longer be maintained or supported and may have compatibility issues when
used with more recent versions of WordPress.

![](https://s.w.org/plugins/geopattern-icon/opensearch.svg)

# OpenSearch

 By [Jeff Waugh](https://profiles.wordpress.org/jdub/)

[Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/opensearch.1.0.zip)

 * [Details](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/opensearch/#description)
 * [Reviews](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/opensearch/#reviews)
 *  [Installation](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/opensearch/#installation)
 * [Development](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/opensearch/#developers)

 [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/opensearch/)

## Description

Add OpenSearch discovery and querying to your WordPress site, based on the
 [OpenSearch](http://www.opensearch.org/Home)
specification, version 1.1.

After activating the plugin, your WordPress site will expose a standardised
 search
interface, accessible to OpenSearch clients such as the [Firefox search bar.

## Screenshots

 * [[
 * OpenSearch interface exposed in the Firefox search bar.

## Installation

WordPress and WordPress MU:

 1. Unpack the plugin into `/wp-content/plugins/`.
 2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress.

WordPress MU for all users:

 1. Unpack the plugin into `/wp-content/mu-plugins/`.
 2. Make a symlink to `opensearch.php` in the `mu-plugins` directory.

## Reviews

There are no reviews for this plugin.

## Contributors & Developers

“OpenSearch” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this
plugin.

Contributors

 *   [ Jeff Waugh ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/jdub/)

[Translate “OpenSearch” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/opensearch)

### Interested in development?

[Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/opensearch/), check
out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/opensearch/), or subscribe
to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/opensearch/) by 
[RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/opensearch/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss).

## Meta

 *  Version **1.0**
 *  Last updated **18 years ago**
 *  Active installations **20+**
 *  WordPress version ** 2.1 or higher **
 *  Tested up to **2.6**
 *  Language
 * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/opensearch/)
 * Tags
 * [Firefox](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/firefox/)[opensearch](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/opensearch/)
   [osd](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/osd/)[query](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/query/)
   [search](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/search/)
 *  [Advanced View](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/opensearch/advanced/)

## Ratings

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[Add my review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/opensearch/reviews/#new-post)

[See all reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/opensearch/reviews/)

## Contributors

 *   [ Jeff Waugh ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/jdub/)

## Support

Got something to say? Need help?

 [View support forum](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/opensearch/)